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He told The Sun: 'It leaves you feeling very exposed and vulnerable. The set itself felt very safe when I would be walking around as Lili but there was still this sense of people watching you and feeling judged.

'Imagine what it must be like for trans women who are constantly facing such judgment as well as discrimination and violence in many cases.'

Learning curve: Eddie, 33, explained he can empathise with real-life trans women feeling like they are being judged as he felt 'very exposed' just acting the part

The 33-year-old star felt most exposed during the nude scenes for the forthcoming flick, explaining: 'Very few actors are comfortable appearing naked, whether it's a scene like that or where you're naked in bed for a sex scene with someone you may only have met a few days earlier.'

Following in the ground-breaking footsteps of TV series Orange Is The New Black and Transparent, The Danish Girl is set to shed a light on Lili's struggle in the early 20th Century to transition.

The real life Lili was a Danish transgender woman who was born as Einar Magnus Andreas Wegener.

Groundbreaking: The Danish Girl is set to shed a light on Lili's struggle in the early 20th Century to transition

An artist, she stopped painting after her reassignment surgery, severing all ties to her former identity as Einar.

Born in 1882, Lili underwent four operations beginning in 1930. She passed away in 1931 three months after her final surgery.

The Danish Girl is based on the book by David Ebershoff, in turn inspired by real life events. Due to hit cinemas in January, the film reunites Eddie with Les Mis director Tom Hooper and sees the actor star alongside Alicia Vikander as Lili's wife Gertrude.

Eddie is tipped to be nominated for another Best Actor Oscar for the role, a year on from his first win which he earned for playing Professor Stephen Hawking in the acclaimed biopic, The Theory Of Everything.

Anticipated: The Danish Girl is based on the book by David Ebershoff, in turn inspired by real life events. Due to hit cinemas in January